Thought: The only preparation for tomorrow is the right use of today.
Biblical text: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34)
A comic strip created by Charles Schulz addresses the need for each of us to make the most of the immediate present in our lives:
Charlie Brown is seen at bat. STRIKE THREE. He has struck out again and slumps down on the players' bench. He says, "Rats! I'll never be a big-league player. I just don't have it! All my life I've dreamed of playing in the big leagues, but I know I'll never make it.
"Lucy turns to console him. "Charlie Brown," she says, "You're thinking too far ahead. What you need to do is set yourself more immediate goals."
"Yes. Start with this next inning when you go out to pitch. See if you can walk out to the mound without falling down."
The first step toward walking into any future is the step that you take today. Make it a forward, positive, springy and light-hearted, energetic, well-aimed, purposeful step.
The steps you take today become the well-worn path of tomorrow.
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